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Here's to the Ups & Downs
Bags under bloodshot eyes
Tearstained cheek and pillow
Here's to all the sleepless nights
And looking forward to tomorrow
Indignant and temperamental flare ups
Torturous imaginations very much alive
Here's to the laughing moments after those
Drying stinging tears from our weary eyes
Bipolar emotions and misunderstandings
Idiotic fights over almost nothing at all
Here's to the vise-grip hugs holding on
To each other, hearts wide open and raw
All the fuck-ups and every crushing pain
Wounded soul and tentative forgiveness
Here's to a slow healing heart
And re-learning happiness
(Inspired by Halestorm's song "Here's To Us",
along with some personal experiences)
Tearstained cheek and pillow
Here's to all the sleepless nights
And looking forward to tomorrow
Indignant and temperamental flare ups
Torturous imaginations very much alive
Here's to the laughing moments after those
Drying stinging tears from our weary eyes
Bipolar emotions and misunderstandings
Idiotic fights over almost nothing at all
Here's to the vise-grip hugs holding on
To each other, hearts wide open and raw
All the fuck-ups and every crushing pain
Wounded soul and tentative forgiveness
Here's to a slow healing heart
And re-learning happiness
(Inspired by Halestorm's song "Here's To Us",
along with some personal experiences)
Published 5th Jan 2014
| Edited 7th Jan 2014
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5th Jan 2014 10:14am
6th Jan 2014 7:13am
Anonymous
6th Jan 2014 3:42am
But without hell, we never really come to appreciate heaven.
You have a way with your pen Kitty, very raw and real, you really dont shortchange your readers with the emotions or thoughts felt, for that I applaud you!
You have a way with your pen Kitty, very raw and real, you really dont shortchange your readers with the emotions or thoughts felt, for that I applaud you!
6th Jan 2014 7:14am
6th Jan 2014 3:45pm
I love the sense of clarity that you find at the close of the poem. Indeed, there is solace in pain...in the beauty that follows it.
6th Jan 2014 6:11pm
6th Jan 2014 4:09pm
That hit close to home. Gave me hope there is a heaven after hell. Good write
6th Jan 2014 6:11pm
Anonymous
6th Jan 2014 9:22pm
Halestorm is an amazing band and so is this poem. Great to read ^^
7th Jan 2014 00:38am
Halestorm is probably my favorite band! :D happy you enjoyed my poem too. Thanks:)
Anonymous
7th Jan 2014 5:17am
This was so wonderful and relatable. You are a writing princess.
7th Jan 2014 5:24am
10th Jan 2014 4:53am
Well, raise your glass, full of all the accommodations the struggling writer needs for his life (alcohol and more spirits). But I'm serious, this was a real inspiration, a statement piece. The insomniac urge of "Bags under bloodshot eyes-Tearstained cheek and pillow", and we cannot forget the bipolar rise and demise. Oh, wait, I get it now! I get it! Its an ode to heartbreak. :).
11th Jan 2014 3:20am
I'm happy you enjoyed it... thank you for your comment and the follow!:)
